Dave Mandl
@dmandl.bsky.social
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WFMU DJ, writer (The Wire, Los Angeles Review of Books, etc.), bassist, photographer, amateur linguist. Founder, Brooklyn Psychogeographical Association. Web: dmandl.tumblr.com Instagram: @dmandl Playlists from my radio show: https://wfmu.org/playlists/GX
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What a fucking psycho. "Most Nobel experts and Norwegian observers believe it is highly unlikely that Trump will be awarded the prize, leading to fears in the country over how he will react to being overlooked so publicly." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says
www.theguardian.com
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Generating alt text is much more basic and mechanical than writing an article or a paper.
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Maybe, vaguely. But I don't remember the details or the reason he did that.
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But there's also blatant Gestapo stuff happening and that should be a much bigger deal.
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Things have always been more or less the same here. It's what we've learned about in school and read about in books. People just can't accept that we're living under a drastically different kind of government right now, esp. the kind of government that we "know" we'd never have here.
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...A pizza place is more useful to me today, tbh.
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Is this what's become of Limelight, once NYC's hippest club?
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Agreed. It's surprising how big they got in Europe, and surprising how they never managed to get much attention at all in the US. One of my favorite albums for years.
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Next Democratic president? Not if these guys (and the Supreme Court) can help it.
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I loved it, and I haven't read Vineland. DiCaprio's performance as muddled old hippie/former revolutionary was fantastic, and endearing, and relatable. Fortunately the pigs come off much much worse than the lefties.
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That's actually a good writer's or reader's test. It was so obviously crap.
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Very sad to hear of the passing of Véronique Vincent, chanteuse in Belgium's incomparable Honeymoon Killers and later Aksak Maboul. R.I.P. youtu.be/teCdek_1L4U
The Honeymoon Killers - "Decollage"
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Yeah, that was hilarious and scary.
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I ran a 2,000-word article I just wrote through Microsoft's Copilot (first time I've ever ttried it), and the product reads like a stilted, terribly written corporate memo, with all traces of nuance and humor removed and junior-high-school writing guidelines strictly followed. Screw these people.
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Hard to imagine this will sway people who weren't swayed by "Grab 'em by the pussy."
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For the record, it's their class more than their race or age that's responsible for their obsession, but you're right, it's crazy.
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They're opening one of those not far from me soon, or maybe it's open already. But it's really hard to beat the Coop.
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Noticeably higher prices at @foodcoop.bsky.social all of a sudden. God only knows how much this stuff costs in a normal supermarket.
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For the new issue of The Wire magazine I reviewed two excellent new books: "Why Sound Matters" by Damon Krukowski (@dadadrummer.bsky.social) and the memoir by former Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman. Subscribe: @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
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Hi Dave. I haven't. I'm not the biggest Rush fan, tbh, but I should check the new lineup out.
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Missed my radio show last night? 😭 Through the magic that is the @wfmu.bsky.social archives you can hear it now (or see the playlist and realtime comments) at this link: www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
It's Complicated with Dave Mandl
Audio & playlist from October 6, 2025
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🤷‍♂️There are very few of them left here.